Create and edit classes for Schoolwork

You can create and edit classes for Schoolwork in Apple School Manager, or you can create them in Schoolwork.

Apple School Manager creates classes automatically when you connect your Student Information System (SIS) or upload content using SFTP. These classes will appear in Schoolwork automatically. For classes not in your SIS or SFTP upload, such as an after-school club, you can create a class manually in Apple School Manager or Schoolwork.

Find out which roles can create and edit classes in Apple School Manager

Administrators, Site Managers, People Managers, Managers and Instructors can create, edit and delete classes in Apple School Manager.

Create a class in Apple School Manager manually

1. Sign in to Apple School Manager.

2. Click Classes in the sidebar.

3. Click .

   

4. In the Class Name field, enter a class name. This name will appear in Schoolwork for teachers and students.

5. You can optionally enter a nickname, course name, class ID and class number.

6. Select a location, then add teachers and students.

7. Click Save.

Create a class in Schoolwork manually

1. On your iPad, go to Settings and sign in to iCloud with an Instructor Managed Apple ID.

2. Open Schoolwork.

3. Click Add Class.

4. In the Class Name field, enter a descriptive class name to help students and teachers identify your class.

5. Select a location, then add teachers and students.

6. Click Done.

Edit classes

You can edit the class name and class list for manually created classes in either Apple School Manager or Schoolwork.

For classes created automatically from your SIS or SFTP upload, you can edit the class name, but not the class list. Schoolwork will display the class name that is derived from the Course Name and Class Number fields defined in SIS or SFTP upload. You can add a class Nickname in Apple School Manager that will be displayed in Schoolwork. When you edit the name of a class in Schoolwork, this will update the class Nickname in Apple School Manager.

Delete classes

If a class that is used for Schoolwork is deleted in your SIS or SFTP upload, it will be converted to a manual class in Apple School Manager. This lets teachers preserve or reuse their existing Handouts in new classes.

You can delete manual classes in either Apple School Manager or Schoolwork.

If you delete a class that was used previously with Schoolwork, all Handouts and data will be deleted.

If a class doesn’t appear in Schoolwork

If you can’t see the correct classes in Schoolwork, try following these steps:

1. Make sure the classes appear in Apple School Manager.

2. Go to Settings on your iPad.

3. Make sure you are signed in with the correct Managed Apple ID.